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\"You want to participate in decisions that affect you. You must be included when matters about which you have the authority or expertise are decided. And you expect to be included when a decision is made about something for which you have responsibility.\"

Respond to the above quote and discuss the role of process preferences in healthcare from various points of view.

Solution

It is important that an individual needs to be involved in any decision that impacts him/her and the decision where he/she has an authority or expertise in. Also, the involvement should be in any decision for which the individual has responsibility. In a healthcare setting where the decision is made through a settlement or a process, there will be numerous parameters which are process preferences in a complex negotiation.

Process preferences in healthcare negotiation include how to negotiate, what to negotiate, who should be involved in decision making, the influencers of decison making etc. Example can be regarding quality of care between patient and provider. From the provider\'s end, the negotiation should include the physicians/clinicians, nurses and other hospital staff and from patient\'s end, it will be patients, their family members and well-wishers.